A city in California just pays residents $500 a month: how it affects their lives

A city in California just pays residents $500 a month: how it affects their lives

Groceries, electricity bills, tuition fees of children. Here are some of the current expenses, which now can not afford, Thomas Vargas, a resident of Stockton (CA), thanks to $ 500 a month which he receives from the local government. Photo: Depositphotos Vargas is among the 125 residents who were randomly selected to participate in the first in the country experiment of the government on the guaranteed basic income, writes CBS News.

“I was surprised, then shocked, and now I am grateful,” said 35-year-old Vargas about the program.

According to him, his family and close friends know about it receives government benefits, […]

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